20. Needing Ghosts by Ramsey Campbell: Needing Ghosts is Ramsey Campbell’s finest book. This novella synthesises everything that’s great about his work: a protagonist whose mind is slowly unravelling, the slow accumulation of paranoid detail, weird visions, black comedy, hallucinogenic prose, the horror of the everyday thrust into a kind of cosmic detail which transforms the mundane into the horrific. For me, the book distils the very essence of Campbell’s fiction.” Gary McMahon.

21. A Child Across the Sky – Jonathan Carroll

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22. The Concrete Grove by Gary McMahon: “Read The Concrete Grove because McMahon depicts precise details succinctly without compromising on the unrelenting pace or quality of his prose.”

Shaun Jeffrey recommends:

23. The Stand by Stephen King

24.Tengu by Graham Masterton: “I love the way Masterton blends myth with fact, and nowhere does he do this better in my mind than in Tengu. The story is about Japanese demons that infect their followers with the mad strength of the berserk and the capacity to survive attack from any weapon. In this novel Masterton uses factual references from World War II, and gives a whole new spin on why the bomb was dropped, but in such a believable way. That’s what makes him a masterful storyteller and this such a great novel.” Shaun Jeffrey

25.The Stake by Richard Laymon

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26. Killers by Shaun Jeffrey: “The sequel to The Kult is quite possibly Jeffrey’s best work yet and at just £1.99 on Kindle it’s a steal.”

Mark Morris recommends:

27. Ghost Story by Peter Straub (also recommended by Dan Howarth): “I always think of Ghost Story as being the template for the perfect horror novel. It’s compelling, erudite, beautifully structured and written, and steeped in an almost palpable sense of atmosphere and dread.” Mark Morris

28.Dark Companions by Ramsey Campbell

29.Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

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30. ‘Fallen Boys’ by Mark Morris (taken from The End of the Line): “A traditional ghost story with a heart punching conclusion.”